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23/03/2019

Everything was beautiful. The details came out just the way the bride and groom had dreamed they would. Ana Paula Meriguete and Victor Ribeiro got married in the Catholic Church and received the congratulations of their guests at a brief reception afterwards. But the real celebration was yet to come, and it was not a traditional one: Instead of a typical wedding banquet, the young couple decided to offer a meal for poor children and their families in the coastal city of Guarapari, in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo…

World Water Day: How to leave no one behind

22/03/2019

“One of the biggest problems in terms of governance over water is the lack of participation by those in need. We need to find ways to give these people a voice. They are aware of their needs, and they need to be able to express them… they can help in choosing the best fit solution for their situation”.

This is the message Richard Connor, Editor in Chief on the United Nations’ World Water Development Report, has for those of us who have the power to help make change in the water crisis…

22/03/2019

On Thursday, 21st March 2019, the Holy Father Francis received in audience Her Excellency Mrs Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, president of Malta, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the Rev. Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary for Relations with States.

During the cordial discussions, the parties evoked the constructive relations that unite the Holy See and the Republic of Malta, and the collaboration between Church and State in favour of the human, social, cultural and spiritual progress of the population, in particular, the young, in the light of the centuries-long contribution that Catholicism has offered the country…

21/03/2019

Recalling its proposal of two years ago, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) urges the Government to publish all the studies and research carried out in relation to:
1. All the alternative options for better accessibility between Malta and Gozo, clearly indicating which option or options offer the most sustainable means of accessibility from the environmental, social, economic and operational perspective;
2. The opportunities for new jobs and investment that may be created thanks to the choice of such option/s;
3. The factors that still deter investors from investing in Gozo when such options, or at least one of them, would be implemented…

21/03/2019

F’għeluq it-tielet sena mill-mewt tal‑Arċisqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca, illum il-Ħamis, 21 ta’ Marzu, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa b’suffraġju għal ruħ Mons. Mercieca.

Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina u tibda fis-6pm.

L‑Arċisqof Mercieca miet fil‑21 ta’ Marzu 2016 fl‑età ta’ 87 sena. L‑Insara huma mistiedna jattendu għal din il-Quddiesa u jkomplu jitolbu għalih…

21/03/2019

A group of 18 scientists and bioethicists have called for a global moratorium on the practice of editing human genes until an “international framework” is in place to ensure that ethical standards are maintained.

The international group of scientists, in a March 13 editorial for the journal Nature, called for a “fixed period during which no clinical uses of germline editing whatsoever are allowed” until an “international framework” is agreed upon which would take into account ethical questions involved in gene editing…

21/03/2019

L‑Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ Radd il‑Ħajr lil Alla f’għeluq il‑50 sena mill‑Ordinazzjoni Presbiterali tiegħu. Din ser issir nhar il‑Ħadd 24 ta’ Marzu 2019, fil‑5:30 p.m., fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.

F’din il‑Quddiesa ser jikkonċelebra Mons. George Frendo O.P., l‑Arċisqof ta’ Tirana fl‑Albanija, li wkoll qed jiċċelebra l‑50 anniversarju tal‑Ordinazzjoni Presbiterali.

Is-saċerdoti huma mistiedna biex jikkonċelebraw u l-pubbliku huwa mistieden jieħu sehem f’din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni…

18/03/2019

Reflecting on the Gospel of St Luke, in which the Evangelist vividly recounts Jesus transfigured on the mountain, the Pope said, that this was ”a place of light, a fascinating symbol of the unique experience reserved for the three disciples”, Peter, James and John.

The Transfiguration, explained the Pope, “takes place at a very precise moment of Christ’s mission, that is, after he confided to his disciples that he “must suffer much, […] be killed and rise again on the third day” (v…

16/03/2019

Fid‑dawl tal‑elezzjonijiet tal‑Parlament Ewropew u tal‑Kunsilli Lokali f’Mejju li ġej, il‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi ħejjiet dokument ta’ riflessjoni bbażat fuq it‑tagħlim soċjali tal‑Knisja. Dan għandu jservi ta’ għodda sabiex l‑Insara jkomplu jaqdu d‑dmirijiet u r‑responsabbiltajiet tagħhom fis‑soċjetà, li ma jibdewx u jispiċċaw fil‑mument tal‑votazzjoni imma jkomplu fil‑ħajja ta’ kuljum. Id‑dokument jinsab fuq il‑websajt tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta www.knisja.mt…

15/03/2019

Reporting from New Zealand, Nicky Webber says, “Our entire country is absolutely devastated by the 49 confirmed deaths in New Zealand’s first terrorist attack”. She described “the massacre of innocent people, at prayer, in their place of worship” as “shocking and heartbreaking”.

The attacks began in the early afternoon on Friday, when at least one person entered the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch and began firing on worshippers…